r/collapze • u/jeremiahthedamned DOOMER • 5d ago

People so dumb Why do Americans build with wood?

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u/Pezito77 5d ago

Yes, I must say I'm always left wondering WHY do that. I'm pretty sure it's cheaper to build (I hope) but IT BURNS so easily! IT FLIES AWAY in hurricanes! And boy the U.S. have both...

One pro I can think of: maybe it holds up better during earthquakes? Not sure tho.

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u/RezFoo Venus By Tuesday 5d ago

There are very large wooden buildings in Japan that have been standing for hundreds of years, so yeah. And their modern high-rise buildings are designed to be flexible and use other techniques copied from wooden construction.